Sons of Sparta : A Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mystery

Did the warriors of ancient Sparta simply vanish without atrace along with their city, or did they find sanctuary in the Mani region at the tip of themountainous Peloponnese? That stark, unforgiving region's roots today run deepwith a history of pirates, highwaymen, and neighbors ferociously repelling anyforeigner foolishly bent on occupying this part of Greece. Less well recordedare the Mani's families' strict code of honor and their history of endlessvendettas with neighbors and with their own relatives. No wonder their farmslook like fortresses.When Special Crimes Division Detective Yiannis Kouros issummoned from Athens to the Mani by his uncle, Kouros fears his loyalty to hisboss, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, is about be to be tested by familypressure on him to act in some new vendetta, for this uncle onceheaded the Mani's most significant criminal enterprise. Instead, Kouros learnsthe family is about to become rich through the sale of its property-until theuncle is killed and so too the deal.Acting swiftly to head off a new cycle of violence, Kourossatisfactorily solves the murder-or so it seems. Back in Athens, Kaldis'probe into deeply entrenched government corruption leads straight back to theMani. Both detectives now confront a host of unexpected twists, unanticipated players,unanswered questions-and people yet to die.